3. MICAJAH3 PENNINGTON (BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born April 28, 1743 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died 1813 in Ashe County, North Carolina. He married RACHEL JONES January 28, 1761 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, daughter of HEZEKIAH JONES and ANN DIBBLE. She was born June 12, 1741 in Westfield, Hampden, Ma, and died January 12, 1841 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Notes for MICAJAH PENNINGTON:

1771-1775 Wilkes County, North Carolina - Micajah Pennington appears on a petition for a new county (Ashe) with Benejah Pennington.

The 1778 Wilkes County tax list indicate some of the settlers west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. An unusual relic of a by gone era are the evaluations of property of these settlers, given in pounds, shillings and pence. It is interesting also to note that there were more residents in 1782, apparently several families left the area during the revolutionary war years.

Some of this may be explained by the fact several Tory Families left for more pro-British areas. The region west of the crest of the Blue Ridge, in 1778, was considered Captain Andrew Baker's Company. William Colvard served as the Justice of the Peace for the area, William Ray was a constable and Daniel Richardson, Andrew Baker, Jr., and William Clay were appraisers in the Southern part of Baker's District. In the Northern District of Baker's Company Micajah Pennington was justice of the peace, Benjamin Pennington served as constable, Beverly Watkins, James Ward and Abijah Pennington were appraisers.

The 1778 tax list for that part of Wilkes which became Ashe:

Name - Value
of property - 1782 Tax List - 1787 Census

Northern Section (48 tax payers)

Adkins, William 119.00.00 No

Boggs, James 112.00.00 No Yes

Burton, John 431.08.08 No

Collins, Ambrose 20.08.00 No Yes

Collins, Charles 44.01.02 No

Collins, David 41.15.00 No

Collins, George 26.06.00 No

Cox, John 60.00.00 No

Fee, John 40.14.00 No

Flannery, John 122.10.00 No

Flannery, Silas 33.05.00 No

Foster, Mark 132.16.00 No

Gibson, David 7.00.00 No

Gibson, Mary 89.10.00 No Yes

Gilley, Francis 102.00.00 Yes

Gilley, Peter 10.03.06 Yes

Hammons, Ambrose 1621.17.08 Yes

Hammons, John 45.05.00 Yes

Hammons, John, Jr. 198.02.00 Yes

Hammons, Robert 218.12.00 No

Harrison, Jeremiah 105.04.08 No

Henson, John 74.16.00 No Yes

Hollandsworth, Vincent 19.00.00 No

Howel, William 271.06.08 No

King, Edward 170.07.00 Yes Yes

Lewis, Gideon 384.14.00 Yes Yes

Lewis, James 344.08.08 Yes Yes

Little, Charles 147.01.06 Yes

Marlar, William 77.16.06 No

Osborn, Enoch 15.00.00 No

Pane, George 33.00.00 No

Pennington, Abel 614.07.00 No

Pennington, Benajah 350.16.06 Yes

Pennington, Benajah,Sr. 69.00.00 No

Pennington, Micajah 394.17.08 Yes Yes

Pennington, William 39.00.00 Yes Yes

Reeves, George 200.00.00 Yes

Roark, Charles 85.06.00 No

Smith, Moses 236.15.00 Yes

Smith, Richard 222.17.00 Yes

Smith, Thomas 78.00.00 Yes

Smith, William 120.04.00 Yes

Sweeten, Dutton 117.02.04 Yes

Ward, James 142.15.00 No

Watkins, Beverly 572.18.04 No

Weaver, Isaac 41.05.08 No Yes

Williams, Bartholomew 42.02.00 No

Yates, Joshua 29.00.00 No

Total 8474.14.00

Average 176.11.01

Southern Section (35 tax payers)

Baker, Capt. Andrew 244.00.00 Yes

Baker, James 152.03.00 Yes

Baker, John 223.07.00 Yes

Baker, Morris 257.14.00 Yes Yes

Baker, Robert 139.00.00 No

Brumley, Barnt. 143.05.04 No

Bunch, Julius 35.00.00 No Yes

Bunch, Micajah 42.00.00 No

Calloway, Thomas 60.00.04 No Yes

Camron, Israel 110.00.00 No

Colvard, William 756.13.10 Yes

Colyear, William 208.18.04 No

Cook, James 95.00.00 No

Finwinkle, James 228.00.00 No

French, Michael 31.00.00 No

Humphries, William 243.12.04 Yes

Jones, Vincent 159.19.06 Yes Yes

Little, Isaac 61.12.00 No Yes

Little, Thomas 18.00.00 No

Mahoon, Archibald 198.00.00 No

Mahoon, James 48.00.00 No

Mulkey, James 75.00.00 No

Ray, William 99.00.00 No

Richardson, Daniel 234.12.00 No

Rowland, Charles 116.00.00 No Yes

Russell, Philips 16.00.00 No

Scott, William 296.00.00 Yes

Smith, Hugh 342.02.00 No

Smith, Jonathan 145.02.00 No

Sparkes, Mathew 545.02.00 Yes

Sparks, John 86.00.00 Yes Yes

Sturdy, William 11.18.00 No

Taylor, Benjamin 103.16.00 Yes

Vicory, Thomas 10.00.00 No

Williams, James 47.00.00 Yes

TOTAL 5582.16.00

AVERAGE 159.10.01

The first residents of the New River Valley on the North Carolina side have been a bit more difficult to determine than those on the Virginia side. The 1778 tax list of Wilkes County gives some good clues, however, some of the people on this list were land speculators who never lived what became Ashe County, e.g., Enoch Osborne.

There were 83 persons listed on the 1778 tax list, however, only 40 of these persons were on the 1782 tax list (estimated population 250). It appears that the tax assessor missed many of the residents of the trans-Blue Ridge, as many later appear on the 1787 state census.

There are others who should have appeared on 1778 list who do not, e.g., Joshua Weaver and Zachariah Wells. The notation to the side of the valuation indicates if the person was also found on the 1782 tax list of Wilkes and the 1787 census for the portion of Wilkes which became Ashe. Some of this information is duplicated in the following table. Part of the problem is the lack of records. The first record in which the New River denizens are distinguishable is the 1787 North Carolina State Census.

In Wilkes County, two militia districts, Vannoy's, and Nall's Districts were west of the crest of the Blue Ridge. These lists have been cross checked against the 1782 Tax List of Wilkes County. These two districts had a total population of 760 white persons, and 14 slaves, in 121 families or 6.25 persons per family.

While Arthur Fletcher in his Ashe County, A History, noted that not more than 50 families lived in what is now Ashe County at the close of the Revolution (1783), documentary evidence can only place 34 families in the territory that is now Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga Counties at the time, for an estimated population of 215 in 1782.

There were 75 families in the 10th Company of Wilkes County, North Carolina in 1790; 23 slaves were amongst these inhabitants as were 109 were white males over age 16, 132 were white males under age 16, 224 inhabitants were white females of all ages.

This results in a population of 448 in the companies bounds or 6.5 persons per family. There were 85 families in the 16th Company of Wilkes County in the 1790, including 3 slaves, 105 white males over age 16; 181 white males under age 16; 269 white females of all ages, for a total population of 558. A total of 1006 people inhabited Wilkes County "beyond the crest of the Blue Ridge" in 1790.

By 1800 Ashe County had 435 families and a total population of 2785 persons including slaves. The per family population was only slightly increased to 6.4 persons. Density over the mountainous region was 2.9 persons per square mile. While the region had sustained a "population explosion" from 1787 to 1800, the area was still wild and on the frontier. See the appendix to this work for a complete listing of heads of families in the Upper New River Valley through the 1850 census.

There is actual documentation of birth dates for Micajah Pennington and Rachel Jones as well as their children. A copy of a Bible entry was supplied with a pension application through Elizabeth Pennington and John Barton.

The names are listed in this way:

Micage Penington was born April the twenty eight in yr 1743

Rachel Jones was born June the twelfth day in yr 1741

Micage Penington and Rachel Jones was married January in yr 1761 the twenty
eight day.

Know all men by these presents that I Benajah Pennington of the County of
Barren and State of Kentucky do constitute and appoint Zephiniah (sic) Bell of the same State and County my lawful Agnt and Attorney to do and transact all my business of every
description, and act in my place and Stead in ever thing wherein I may be
interested or concerned in the State of North Carolina and especially to
sue for or otherwise collect, all claims, dues, demand rights of any or
every description, Legacies, Inheritances etc., to which I may be entitled in
said State from the representatives or from the estate of my deceased
father Micajah Pennington or from any other person and I do impower my
said Attorney to sue and act in every in every (sic) respect in the same way in the aforesaid business as I myself could, and his acts shall be obligatory on me Witness my hand and Seal this 19th July 1813

his

Benajah X Pennington

mark

State of Kentucky Barren County To Wit I William Logan Clerk of the
County Court for the aforesaid County of Barren being duly authorised by Law to receive the acknowledgment and proof and admit to record in my office Deeds and
other writings do hereby certify that Benajah Pennington a party (Grantor) to the within or foregoing Power Power (sic) of Attorney personally came before me and acknowledged the said Power of Attorney to be his act and Deed for the purposes therein Specified. In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the
Seal of my Office this 19th day of July 1813

W. Logan clk

4. RICHARD3 PENNINGTON (BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1748. He married HANNAH BOONE.

5. ELIGE4 PENNINGTON (MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born December 09, 1761, and died 1800. He married SUSANNAH KELLY September 08, 1800 in North Carolina.

Child of ELIGE PENNINGTON and SUSANNAH KELLY is:

i. ELIJAH5 PENNINGTON, b. Abt. 1822.

6. MICAJAH PENNINGTON4 JR. (MICAJAH3 PENNINGTON, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born December 13, 1763 in North Carolina, and died 1850 in Harlan County, Kentucky. He married NANCY BAKER August 13, 1812 in Madison County, Kentucky.

7. MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON (MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born November 08, 1765 in Grayson County, Virginia, and died March 21, 1842 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. She married JESSE BOWLING January 06, 1785 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, son of BENJAMIN BOLING and PATTY PHELPS. He was born May 22, 1758 in Hillsboro, North Carolina, and died March 10, 1841 in Quicksand Creek, Breathitt County, Kentucky.

Notes for JESSE BOWLING:

Served in the Revolution, in the Virginia and North Carolina Militia. He was a Baptist Preacher, and also served as a County Judge, for Perry County Kentucky, 1821-1838

Enlisted from North Carolina December 1780, applied for pension 1832, Clay County Kentucky. Claim allowed, age 74 years 5 months, when pension granted October 22, 1832. Served with Washington at Valley Forge

Jesse Bowling's application for a pension goes as follows:

State of Kentucky
Clay County

On the 22nd day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Joseph Eve, Judge of the Clay Circuit Court now sitting Jesse Bowling, a resident of the County of Clay
and the State of Kentucky, aged seventy four years and five months who being duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the U.S. in December 1780, in Wilkes County, North Carolina as a volunteer Revolutionary soldier in the office of a Sergeant and served a tour of
three months in a Company commanded by Capt. William Hall, which Company was commanded by Major Joseph Phillips and was marched to Salisbury and there stationed and deployed in
guarding British prisoners and Tories from Salisbury toward the Virginia line, the British crossing the Yadkin River and cut loose the boats to prevent the British crossing,
at which place he was discharged, having served his full tour of three months as aforestated.

That he again entered the Revolutionary service as a drafted soldier in the spring of the year 1781, and he thinks in the month of March for a Tour of three months.

He resided
in Wilkes county, State of North Carolina, and attached to a Company commanded by Captain John Cleveland and was appointed and served as a Sergeant in the company-which company
was attached to a battalion commanded by Major Benjamin Henderson and Co. Benjamin Cleveland commanded the Regiment. That the troops marched from Wilkes County, North Carolina
down the Yadkin River to a place called the Trading Ford, and were employed in guarding and reconnoitering the County against the invasion of the British, until he was reqularly
discharged.

In the month of July or August 1781, in Grayson Co., Va., he again volunteered as a light horse soldier, under Capt. Stinson, whose company was attached to the command of Col.
Arthur Campbell, and was the Chief Commander of the troops.

This expedition was intended to guard against the depredation of the Tories, on the south line of Wilkes County under
a certain James Roberts. They found that the Tories had dispersed, and when the reconnoited the County to that quarter, and then returned to Grayson Co., Va., and he was discharged.

He stated that he served two months on this expedition and found his own horse.

That he hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

(Signed) Jesse Boling

We, Elisha W. Bowman, a clergyman residing in the County of Clay, and State of Kentucky, and Jacob Oxford residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jesse Bolling who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four years of age-that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Long before Buckhorn Lake was created and the state park established in 1964, a small community flourished for many generations here, along the middle fork of the Kentucky River.

Early records refer to this area as the Bowling District, founded by Reverend Jesse Boling, his wife Mary Pennington, Reverend Duff and 50 other families. They were led to this remote area under the guidance of Daniel Boone. By the late 1800's Bowlingtown was a thriving community of hundreds.

There was a post office, school, churches, grocery, saw mill, blacksmith and the Frontier Nursing Service. Local officials included a sheriff, magistrate, justice of the peace, and tax commissioner.

The citizens were primarily farmers and coal miners. They were known to be patriotic, honest, kind, and well-educated people.

In 1960, when the construction of Buckhorn Lake
began, Bowlingtown had to be abandoned and families relocated. Family graves (873) were re-interred to Buckhorn Cemetery. All were sad to leave their homeland of seven generations.

8. LEVI4 PENNINGTON (MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born December 21, 1767 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and died 1820 in Lee County, Virginia. He married (1) ELIZABETH. She was born Abt. 1775. He married (2) PEGGY.

Children of LEVI PENNINGTON and ELIZABETH are:

i. MAT5 PENNINGTON.

ii. SARAH PENNINGTON.

iii. EPHRAIM PENNINGTON.

iv. JOHN PENNINGTON.

v. LEVI PENNINGTON.

vi. RACHEL PENNINGTON.

Child of LEVI PENNINGTON and PEGGY is:

vii. DANIEL5 PENNINGTON.

9. EDWARD4 PENNINGTON (MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born December 29, 1769 in Ashe County, North Carolina, and died May 05, 1860 in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia. He married (1) AGNES LITTLE. He married (2) MARTHA FLANARY 1792 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, daughter of JOHN FLANARY and PHOEBE BOGGS. She was born Abt. 1779 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and died December 25, 1852 in Lee County, Virginia.

Notes for EDWARD PENNINGTON:

Edward was not married to Agnes, their child was recorded in The Bastardy Bonds of North Carolina

10. ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON (MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born August 10, 1774 in Hollow Yadkin River, North Carolina, and died 1853 in Grayson County, Virginia. She married JOHN BARTON September 06, 1793 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He was born Abt. 1755 in North Carolina, and died January 03, 1839 in Grayson County, Virginia.

Notes for JOHN BARTON:

John was an early Wilkes County, NC settler. He commanded a company in Cleveland's Regiment of NC Militia at King's Mountain, October 1780 (Roster of Cleveland's Regiment of NC Soldiers in the American Revolution, pp., 28, 479).

He was Justice of Wilkes County, NC., June 1778. Resigned November 24, 1785.

11. SARAH4 PENNINGTON (MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born November 24, 1776 in North Carolina, and died 1817 in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky. She married (1) SAMUEL JOHNSTON. He died 1861 in Johnston Cemetery, Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky. She married (2) SAMUEL JOHNSON.

v. EMILY DICKSON, b. September 16, 1822, Ashe County, North Carolina; d. May 11, 1894, Ashe County, North Carolina.

Generation No. 5

13. HANNAH5 BOWLING (MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born April 28, 1786 in Lee County, Virginia, and died 1841. She married LEONARD HUFF. He was born Abt. 1788.

Children of HANNAH BOWLING and LEONARD HUFF are:

i. NANCY6 HUFF.

ii. JOHN C. HUFF.

iii. ELIZABETH HUFF.

iv. RACHEL HUFF.

v. DANIEL HUFF.

vi. SARAH HUFF.

14. MARY POLLY5 BOWLING (MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born March 01, 1788 in Virginia. She married (1) ABRAHAM BARGER. She married (2) ABRAHAM BARGER Abt. 1810 in Wise County, Virginia. He was born 1785 in North Carolina, and died 1848 in Perry County, Kentucky.

15. JUSTICE TUCKER5 BOWLING (MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1790 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and died 1880 in Perry County, Kentucky. He married HANNAH REED. She was born Abt. 1790, and died 1872.

Notes for JUSTICE TUCKER BOWLING:

1850 Perry County Census

121 Justice BOLING 60 Farmer 1500 N.C

Hannah 60 F

Thomas AMIS 15 M Ky.

Not sure if the above Thomas Amis, is a son or a grandson to Justice and Hannah Bowling

Children of JUSTICE BOWLING and HANNAH REED are:

28. i. JUSTICE6 BOWLING, b. Abt. 1821.

ii. WILLIAM BOWLING, b. Abt. 1810.

iii. ROBERT BOWLING, b. Abt. 1814.

iv. ELIZABETH BOWLING, b. Abt. 1818.

16. ELIZABETH5 BOWLING (MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born April 1794 in Hawkins County,Tennesse, and died February 1866 in Jackson County, Kentucky. She married ABEL PENNINGTON April 15, 1815 in Clay County, Kentucky. He was born July 08, 1797 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, and died January 16, 1881 in Jackson County, Kentucky.

17. GEORGE5 BOWLING (MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born Abt. 1796, and died 1848. He married PHOEBE LEWIS.

Notes for GEORGE BOWLING:

1850 Census of Breathitt County

305 BOWLING, George 40 M Farmer 0

Pheobe 35 F

Marinda 18 F

Elizabeth 16 F

John 11 M

Lucinda 9 F

Malinda 7 F

Nancy 5 F

Elly 1 F

Children of GEORGE BOWLING and PHOEBE LEWIS are:

i. MIRANDA6 BOWLING.

ii. ELIZABETH BOWLING.

iii. JOHN BOWLING.

iv. LUCINDA BOWLING.

v. MALINDA BOWLING.

vi. NANCY BOWLING.

vii. ELLY BOWLING.

18. JOHN S.5 BOWLING (MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born January 31, 1796 in Hawkins County,Tennesse, and died July 26, 1838 in Clay County, Kentucky. He married MARY LEWIS April 15, 1816 in Clay County, Kentucky, daughter of JAMES LEWIS and SARAH COUCH.

Children of JOHN BOWLING and MARY LEWIS are:

i. ELIZABETH6 BOWLING.

ii. SARAH BOWLING, b. June 07, 1819.

19. ELIJAH5 BOWLING (MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born January 22, 1798 in Virginia, and died October 20, 1883 in Laurel County, Kentucky. He married (1) AMERICA COBB. She was born Abt. 1818. He married (2) NANCY ANN BRYANT CENTERS. He married (3) SUSANNAH ROBERTS March 18, 1819 in Clay County, Kentucky, daughter of JESSE ROBERTS and NANCY ANDERSON.

Children of ELIJAH BOWLING and AMERICA COBB are:

i. ELISHA6 BOWLING, b. Abt. 1832; m. ELVIRA CRAWFORD.

ii. ELIHU BOWLING, b. Abt. 1835; m. ARMINA CRAWFORD.

iii. MARTHA J. BOWLING, b. Abt. 1845; m. HAL BREWER.

iv. AMERICA BOWLING, b. Abt. 1847; m. GEORGE W. PATTON.

v. KENAZ F. BOWLING, b. Abt. 1849; m. MARY YOUNG.

Child of ELIJAH BOWLING and SUSANNAH ROBERTS is:

30. vi. ELIJAH6 BOWLING, b. 1829, Kentucky.

20. WILLIAM5 BOWLING (MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1806 in Lee County,Virginia. He married DEBORAH DUFF, daughter of DANIEL DUFF and NANCY ALLISON. She was born 1808 in Kentucky.

Notes for WILLIAM BOWLING:

Called Blue Head Bowling

1850 Perry County Census.

210 William BOLING 44 M Farmer 2200 Va.

Deborah 42 F Ky.

Olivia 13 F

George 12 M

Elizabeth 10 F

Charlotte 6 F

Moleet 6 F

McCoy 3 M

Henry 17 M

Children of WILLIAM BOWLING and DEBORAH DUFF are:

i. OLIVIA6 BOWLING, b. Abt. 1837.

ii. GEORGE BOWLING, b. Abt. 1838.

iii. ELIZABETH BOWLING, b. Abt. 1840.

iv. CHAROLETTE BOWLING, b. Abt. 1844.

v. MOLEET BOWLING, b. Abt. 1844.

vi. MCCOY BOWLING, b. Abt. 1847.

21. JAMES5 JOHNSON (SARAH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1800. He married (1) JUDY RILEY. He married (2) MARGARET GAY, daughter of HENRY GAY and MARGARET RUSSELL. She was born 1802.

Notes for JAMES JOHNSON:

1880 Breathitt County Census

Johnson, James 79 NNN

Margaret 70 KVK

Child of JAMES JOHNSON and JUDY RILEY is:

31. i. SALLIE6 JOHNSON, b. 1821.

Children of JAMES JOHNSON and MARGARET GAY are:

ii. HENRY6 JOHNSON, b. 1828; m. SARAH BEGLEY; b. 1834.

iii. JOHN JOHNSON, b. 1831; m. LUCY BOWLING.

iv. SAMUEL JOHNSON.

v. ABRAHAM JOHNSON, b. 1835; m. LUCINDA RICHARDSON.

vi. JEMIMA JOHNSON, b. 1836; m. MCCOY ANDERSON; b. 1828, Virginia.

vii. JAMES JOHNSON, b. 1838; m. NANCY EVERSOLE.

viii. GRANVILLE JOHNSON, b. 1840; m. MELINDA DEATON.

ix. ROBERT D. JOHNSON, b. 1842; m. HANNAH BARGER.

x. POLLY JOHNSON, b. 1844; m. ALEXANDER AKIMAN; b. 1837.

xi. SUSAN JOHNSON, b. 1846; m. MACK ANDERSON; b. 1838.

xii. JOHN R. JOHNSON, b. 1853.

22. SAMUEL5 JOHNSON (SARAH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born October 25, 1808, and died August 20, 1902 in Jackson County, Kentucky. He married (1) MARY WISE. He married (2) RACHEL PENNINGTON January 23, 1832 in Clay County, Kentucky, daughter of ABEL PENNINGTON and ELIZABETH BOWLING. She was born December 25, 1817, and died April 04, 1884 in Jackson County, Kentucky.

More About RACHEL PENNINGTON:

Burial: Moore's Creek Cemetery, Moore's Creek, Kentucky

Children of SAMUEL JOHNSON and RACHEL PENNINGTON are:

i. ANDERSON6 JOHNSON.

ii. GEORGE W. JOHNSON.

23. ISRAEL5 JOHNSON (SARAH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1813, and died 1895. He married (1) UNKNOWN FUGATE. He married (2) LAVINA LITTLE, daughter of PETER LITTLE and HANNAH MINTON.

Child of ISRAEL JOHNSON and UNKNOWN FUGATE is:

i. HIGE6 JOHNSON.

Children of ISRAEL JOHNSON and LAVINA LITTLE are:

ii. FRANKLIN6 JOHNSON.

iii. HENRY JOHNSON.

iv. PHILLIP JOHNSON.

v. ANNA JOHNSON.

vi. ELLEN JOHNSON.

vii. ROSANNAH JOHNSON.

viii. HANNAH JOHNSON.

ix. SUSAN JOHNSON.

24. ELIZABETH5 JOHNSON (SARAH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1816. She married JESSE BARGER, son of ABRAHAM BARGER and MARY BOWLING. He was born November 06, 1811, and died 1899.

25. JESSE6 BARGER (MARY POLLY5 BOWLING, MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born November 06, 1811, and died 1899. He married (1) ELIZABETH JOHNSON, daughter of SAMUEL JOHNSON and SARAH PENNINGTON. She was born 1816.

Notes for JESSE BARGER:

1850 Perry County Census

Children are listed above under (24) Elizabeth Johnson.

26. HANNAH6 BARGER (MARY POLLY5 BOWLING, MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1820. She married NELSON GAY November 20, 1835, son of HENRY GAY and MARGARET RUSSELL. He was born 1811, and died 1899.

29. RACHEL6 PENNINGTON (ELIZABETH5 BOWLING, MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born December 25, 1817, and died April 04, 1884 in Jackson County, Kentucky. She married (1) SAMUEL JOHNSON January 23, 1832 in Clay County, Kentucky, son of SAMUEL JOHNSON and SARAH PENNINGTON. He was born October 25, 1808, and died August 20, 1902 in Jackson County, Kentucky. She married (2) SAMUEL JOHNSTON January 23, 1832 in Clay County, Kentucky, son of SAMUEL JOHNSTON and SARAH PENNINGTON. He was born October 25, 1808 in North Carolina, and died August 20, 1902 in Jackson County, Kentucky.

30. ELIJAH6 BOWLING (ELIJAH5, MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1829 in Kentucky. He married ZILPA BAKER, daughter of BOSTON BAKER and NANCY ROGERS. She was born Abt. 1833 in Kentucky.

Children of ELIJAH BOWLING and ZILPA BAKER are:

32. i. DELANEY7 BOWLING, b. Abt. 1859, Kentucky.

ii. ROBERT BOWLING, b. Abt. 1861.

iii. ERVINE BOWLING, b. Abt. 1862.

iv. GEORGE BOWLING, b. Abt. 1864.

v. SUSAN BOWLING, b. Abt. 1866.

vi. POLLYANN BOWLING, b. Abt. 1870.

vii. VINA BOWLING, b. Abt. 1872.

viii. SALLIE A. BOWLING, b. Abt. 1874.

ix. ELIJAH BOWLING, b. Abt. 1878.

31. SALLIE6SALLIE JOHNSON (JAMES5, SARAH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born 1821. She married JOE BUDDY GAY, son of HENRY GAY and MARGARET RUSSELL. He was born Abt. 1817.

Notes for JOE BUDDY GAY:

1850 Perry County Census

196 Joseph GAY 30 M Farmer 300

Sarah 24 F

Nancy 5 F

James 4 M

Nelson 1 M

Margaret RUSSELL GAY 70 F (widow of Henry GAY)

Children of SALLIE JOHNSON and JOE GAY are:

i. MARY7 GAY.

ii. NANCY GAY, b. 1845; m. WILLIAM BOWLING.

iii. JAMES GAY, b. 1846; m. LINDA JOHNSON; b. 1853.

33. iv. NELSON GAY, b. October 1846; d. December 1911.

v. JOHN GAY, b. Abt. 1854, Kentucky; m. ELIZABETH BELCHER; b. 1862.

Notes for JOHN GAY:

1880 Breathitt County Census

366 Gay, John 26 KKK

Elizabeth 18

Gay, Joseph Buddy 63 p>
McDaniel, Daniel 52 KKK

vi. JOANNE GAY, b. 1854; m. GEORGE HELTON; b. 1850; d. 1918.

Generation No. 7

32. DELANEY7 BOWLING (ELIJAH6, ELIJAH5, MARY ELIZABETH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born Abt. 1859 in Kentucky. He married SUSANNA MCINTOSH, daughter of WILLIAM MCINTOSH and MARY HARRIS. She was born Abt. 1865 in Kentucky.

Child of DELANEY BOWLING and SUSANNA MCINTOSH is:

i. SYDNEY8 BOWLING.

33. NELSON7 GAY (SALLIE6 JOHNSON, JAMES5, SARAH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born October 1846, and died December 1911. He married SARAH MCINTOSH, daughter of PETER MCINTOSH and LOUCINDA SMITH. She was born 1847.

34. JOHN M.8 GAY (NELSON7, SALLIE6 JOHNSON, JAMES5, SARAH4 PENNINGTON, MICAJAH3, BENAJAH2, EPHRAIM1) was born April 10, 1872 in Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, and died February 27, 1966 in Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky. He married IBBIE HENSLEY July 03, 1899 in Ky, daughter of ELITHA HENSLEY and RACHELL HENSLEY. She was born July 20, 1882 in Leslie County, Kentucky, and died March 14, 1969 in Sizerock, Leslie, Kentucky.

Killed in a logging accident at the mouth of Ned's Fork, while skidding logs with his Father, John Gay. The year following his death a Memorial meeting in Remembrance of Willard was held at the Gay Cemetery, Leslie, Kentucky. John and Ibbie Gay cooked dinner, they would kill a sheep and feed everyone at their home. After their age caught up with them, they moved the dinner to Sizerock Baptist Church, and everyone would bring food. The meeting is still held every September.